Defense Systems
AFCEA West to assess military at the crossroads
Defense Systems staff will provide detailed coverage of the AFCEA West 2012 conference in San Diego.
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Navy wants self-navigating unmanned cargo aircraft
The Navy is soliciting bids for an unmanned vertical takeoff and landing program that would produce an aircraft capable of resupplying Marine units in isolated parts of Afghanistan.
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Navy's tiny Cicada drone designed to avoid enemy detection
The Navy's tiny Cicada unmanned aerial vehicle is designed to glide undetected through hostile territory as it collects data.
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Navy's 5th Fleet begins testing long-range UAV
The Navy has begun testing a prototype of its high-altitude, long-range unmanned aerial vehicle with its 5th Fleet.
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DOD faces new challenges in mobile enterprise deployment
Defense Department experts discuss the difficulties involved in issuing mobile devices to military and civilian personnel.
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Navy's X-47B enters next phase of testing at Pax River
The Navy X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle has arrived at Patuxent Naval Air Station, Md., where it will undergo testing for carrier-based operations that will include the use of catapult and arresting gear.
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Navy readies Switchblade UAV for submarine missions
The Navy plans to launch AreoVironment's small, expendable Switchblade unmanned aerial vehicle from a submerged submarine during a naval exercise next year in the Pacific Ocean.
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Navy's X-47B on truck trailer mistaken for UFO
Some Kansas residents mistook the fuselage of a Navy X-47B unmanned aircraft being shipped across country by truck for a flying saucer that had been found by public officials.
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Military prepares MUOS satellite for February launch
Lockheed Martin delivered the Navy’s first Mobile Uses Objective System satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in preparation for launch in February 2012 aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle.
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Navy, Raytheon in final phase of destroyer software project
The Navy has awarded Raytheon a $254 million contract modification to complete software development for the DDG 1000 destroyer program.
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Navy delves deeper into undersea robotics
The U.S. Navy is developing new software programs to make its ocean-going robots more independent.
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Navy delays final solicitation for NGEN program
The Navy says it will not release its final NGEN RFP on Dec. 21 but will release a new draft.
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Navy, Northrop demonstrate manned-unmanned intell sharing
The Navy and Northrop Grumman share sensor data between manned and unmanned helicopters.
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Navy accelerates unmanned aircraft tests
Although the Navy may be late coming to the world of unmanned aircraft systems, it is now pushing the limits of UAS technology from the standpoints of capability and autonomy, Graham Warwick reports in Aviation Week.
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BAE, AVX to chase Navy unmanned rotorcraft deal
BAE has teamed with small helicopter manufacturer AVX to bid for the U.S. Navy’s Medium-Range Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System scheduled for fielding in 2019.
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Navy to activate first vertical UAV unit in 2013
The Navy plans to activate its first operational vertical take-off unmanned air vehicle unit in 2013.
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Basic training enters unfamiliar territory in cyberspace
Today's troops are getting the latest in high-tech training and education to learn how to combat a fast-moving cyber threat.
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Bluefin to build underwater robot for Navy's LCS
Bluefin Robotics has been awarded a subcontract from General Dynamics to design and build an unmanned underwater vehicle that will help crews of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ships to detect and identify enemy-laid surface mines.
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Navy completes UAS common controls demo
The Navy has successfully demonstrated its Common Control System for current and future unmanned aircraft systems in simulated missions at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif.
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